Dusk Fortress

School evocation [darkness, stronghold]; Level antipaladin 4, cleric 4, witch 4

CASTING

Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, DF

EFFECT

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area see text
Duration 10 minutes/level (D)
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance

DESCRIPTION

no You cause all walls, towers, doors, and other surfaces within your stronghold to draw light into them, creating shadowy darkness and reducing illumination by one step within 60 feet. Bright light becomes normal light, normal light becomes dim light, and dim light becomes darkness. This does not stack with other forms of magical darkness and does not suppress or dispel magical light effects within the area. It can be used to counter a magical light spell of 4th level or lower if cast within your stronghold.

* Stronghold Spells

As an optional rule, many of the spells designed to defend a stronghold below may be ruled to function only in an area that is a fixed point of defense called your stronghold. For the purpose of a stronghold spell, your stronghold must be a specific location or structure you designate, no larger than a cube 30 feet per level on a side. If this covers only part of a larger structure or location, you may use stronghold spells only within the designated area. You must spend at least seven days focusing on your stronghold, meditating upon its every detail, placing magical marks that resonate with your personal magic.

You may have only one stronghold at a time. If you create and designate a new one, the benefits of the old one fade immediately. Your death does not alter your stronghold, and stronghold spells persist after your death to the extent of their normal duration.